Stewart’s Blog: What Were These Three Thinking?
Last year, Leon County, propelled by incidents in the City of Tallahassee, was ranked number one in the state in crime. In…
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Bar Owners Fill Campaign Coffers Ahead of Vote, Win Later Closing Hours
A review of campaign records show that the two City Commissioners running for office in this upcoming election accepted over $7,500 in…
FSU Football Recruiting in Top Ten Before National Signing Day
With National Signing Day just around the corner, FSU’s 2016 class is ranked in the top 10 in three national rankings. Missing…
Stewart’s Blog: $90 Million, Transparency & Cecilia Homison
The recent controversy involving the Tallahassee Economic Development Council and the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce made local headlines for a number…
CRA Gives $205,000 in Tax Money to Piggly Wiggly
Today the Community Redevelopment Agency voted to give $205,000 in tax revenue to the company which is locating a Piggly Wiggly’s at…
City Reveals More Surpluses, Still No Refunds
At Wednesday nights City Commission meeting, city staff revealed that the City’s General Fund -which pays for core services – had a…
Leon County Single-Family Home Resales Ends 2015 With Double-Digit Increase
The graph below shows the annualized sales of single-family homes in Leon county over the last 12 months. The latest information shows…
Mid-year Data Shows 15% Increase in Violent Crime for Leon County in 2015
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, mid-year data for 2015 shows that crime increased in Leon County when compared to…
Leon County Loses Jobs, Labor Force Shrinks in 2015
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released employment data for the state of Florida today. The data shows that Leon county added…
Leon County Moves to Defund Economic Development Council
The staff for the Leon County Board of County Commissioners added an agenda item for the January 26th meeting that seeks the…
City and County Allocated $400,000 in Taxpayer Funds to Tallahassee EDC
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the City and County budgets for 2016 include a combined total of $411,500 in taxpayer revenue allocated…
Leon County Single-Family Construction Ends Year with Increase Over 2014
Recent information from Leon County and the City of Tallahassee shows that single-family new construction projects increased by 7.6% in 2015. In 2014,…